Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.

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Although I just saw this in person it is outstanding.

Curt,

Thanks very much.

Tom

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Tom,

That is a lot of progress in a short time and all with your usual level to detail.

Ron,

I appreciate the compliment, thank you.

Tom

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Super clean and accurate work there!!!! Well done Tom.

Yannis,

Thank you for the kind comment.

Tom

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Tom great job and your modeling skills are exceptional!!

Larry,

Your very generous and kind compliment are appreciated. Although, I do make mistakes here and there.

More on this in today's later update.

Tom

[Jerry]

Tom I didn't think you would be this far ahead.
As usual your precise work before moving on to the next step.

Do all your weight bars have you name n them??? 

Jerry

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Tom I didn't think you would be this far ahead.
As usual your precise work before moving on to the next step.

Do all your weight bars have you name n them??? 

Jerry

Jerry,

It seems I moved along very quickly on this portion. Maybe a little to quick. LOL!

The weight bar belonged to my Grandfather, it reads T A Langford. Its a bar from an old printing press when the bank had his name on the letterhead. He was VP of the Orlando First National Bank in the early 1920's. He used it as a paper weight for about 30 years. He gave it to me when I was in high school. I liked it for the T A Langford. I was named after my Grandfather (Thomas) and my father's brother (Edward).

It is a fantastic weight to hold stuff down while I'm building.

Tom

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Okay, I'll be honest and tell you that I'm human and not the super duper modeler who doesn't make mistakes.

Both my mistakes would never be noticed. I want to share that even a modeling mistake can most likely be fixed.

I was adding the upper detail trim to the service station. I got so engrossed in the trim that I forgot that a portion across the front was to be left off. This was to allow the canopy roof to be added.

The below photo shows when I had to remove a glued wood portion to the front. I was very careful but still cut into the upper portion of the wall.



Thankfully, this won't show as it is covered by the canopy wall as shown below.



This mistake was easily fixed. 

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This next mistake was not as easily fixed. Refer to the photo below.

Looks normal as the window opening does goes on the left.



However, I glued the wall to the other two walls. This wall and window opening is upside down. The window is to sit lower in the opening.

Back in a few, I definitely need a Diet Pepsi to explain this one. 

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I never considered trying to remove the wall and then re-glue it to the other two walls. I could see disaster all over that attempt.

So, I measured, thrice, where the window is to set in the wall and how low. I then marked this on the lower inside of the wall as shown below.



I took the cut out wall piece and glued it to the top of the opening.

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The window now is in the correct location on the wall.



The trim board covers the new glued in wall piece.

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Here is how the trim looks on the upper portion of the building.





Trim will be added to the canopy sides that will match the other trim.

[PRR Modeler]

It's good to know you are still human at the workbench.

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A side note on sanding the trim pieces at 45 degrees. I was using a sanding stick and eye-balling the angle. Test fit, sand, test fit, sand and so on.

After the first couple of angles. I pulled out my little Micro Mark sander.

I set the table at 45 degrees and used this to sand the rest of the trim pieces. It was much easier than the eye-balling.





Done for today.

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It's good to know you are still human at the workbench.

Curt,

Yes sir, being human and prone to mistakes is a good thing.

Like I said, it I didn't share this, one would never know.

Tom

[friscomike]

Howdy Tom,

Nice work on the corners.  The last photo shares your secret.  Horwood Bro is progressing well.  Persist!

and Have fun,
mike